When you’re in the classroom, that’s where you want your mind to be. After all, it’s hard to focus on the students in…
By Gillian Woodhouse Australia’s schools are still too often measured by ATAR scores, NAPLAN results and exam rankings. But those numbers tell only…
Originally published in TEACH Magazine, April 2026 Issue By Karen Wilfrid Monday morning, I open the weekly calendar that our school secretary sends out,…
The longer the semester wears on, the harder it can be to focus on grading, planning, or other admin-centric tasks that don’t directly…
As artificial intelligence continues to expand its presence in schools, the need to educate educators and support staff also continues to grow. And…
President Trump and his team value multilingualism As automated translation improves and college language program enrollments drop, it’s encouraging to hear how valuable…
Most of today’s students have never known a world without technology, which significantly impacts their attention spans (“Digital Dementia: How Screens and Digital Devices Impact Memory” 2023). Microsoft…
Barrie Olson moves us beyond linear literacy instruction For decades, reading instruction in the US has been the subject of debate while student…
Cultural humility Not cultural awareness but cultural humility. The most effective leaders arrive ready to learn before they lead. They listen to understand…
The Alaska Board of Education has unanimously approved new reading standards for Alaska Native languages, so students from kindergarten to third grade can…
Avantis Education, a global leader in virtual- and augmented-reality (VR/AR) technology for K–12 schools, is offering a free Future Forest digital toolkit that…
When English speakers think about “vocabulary,” we tend to think of words that were borrowed into the language from Latin or Greek or…
Víctor Fuentes, Photo Credit: Debra Herrick Since the 16th century, the Spanish language has been interwoven into the fabric of American history, shaping…
ChatGPT has just unveiled “study mode,” a new feature that has major implications for those of us in the education field. Study mode…
We don’t need more think pieces about teacher burnout—we need real action. If we want to keep teachers from quitting, we have to…
Engaging with history requires investigating, analyzing, and interpreting past events, establishing a chronology, and weighing evidence while considering inherent biases. It is only…
By Farrah Cureton, Tiffany Wilson-Pugh, and Dr. Yuvraj Verma The first six weeks of a new school year are essential. In middle school…
The principles of mathematics underlie all physical properties of our world. Math is the language of the universe, and as such, everything in…
After some 21 years teaching online in the University system, I’ve come to the conclusion that there is no absolute one thing that…